Record #:

22522

Author(s):

Chief Justice Walter Clark

Abstract:

The structure of the higher courts of North Carolina has changed considerably since their creation under Provincial government prior to the establishment of the State.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 18 Issue 2, October 1918, p78-104, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Courts

Record #:

22523

Author(s):

Hollister, William

Abstract:

William Bryan, son of Irish immigrants to America, was not killed at the Battle of Alamance as is commonly believed. Much respected in his community, Bryan was also a key figure in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 18 Issue 2, October 1918, p105-115 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783--Generals; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783--Biography

Record #:

22524

Author(s):

Gaston Lichtenstein

Abstract:

A great deal of misinformation, which has been debunked, exists on the county namesake; the real originator of Edgecombe County is still in question but likely leads back to the ancestors of the Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe of England.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 18 Issue 2, October 1918, p116-119 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Edgecombe County--Description